exquisite

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/|/ˈɛkskwɪzɪt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Fop, dandy. rare
    — It is impossible to meet with a more finished coxcomb than a Broadway exquisite, or a “Broadway swell,” which is the designation attached to him on the spot.
形容词 adj.
  1. Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
    — They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.
  2. Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact. obsolete
  3. Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
  4. Of special beauty or rare excellence.
  5. Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.
    — exquisite pain or pleasure
  6. Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
    — exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment

词形变化

more exquisite comparative most exquisite superlative exquisites plural

词汇关系

近义词
beautiful delicate discriminating perfect
衍生词
exquisite corpse exquisitely exquisiteness overexquisite superexquisite

词源

词源 1
From Latin exquīsītus (“to be outsought”), perfect passive participle of exquīrō (“to outseek”).
词源 2
From Latin exquīsītus (“to be outsought”), perfect passive participle of exquīrō (“to outseek”).
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